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The study of hunter-gatherers has had a profound impact on thinking about human nature and about the nature of society. The subject has especially influenced ideas on social evolution and on the development of human culture.

What is a 'Bushman'? Is the very word demeaning, or is it a word one can take pride in? I think it is the latter, and in this book I will explain why. The theme of the book is education, and that really is a complex topic. When I lived in the Kalahari, I learned a great deal. Some of what I learned is similar to book knowledge: about botany and zoology, the seasons, time, the environment, and so on. Some was really esoteric: about kinship, rel...

The Bushman' is a perennial but changing image. The transformation of that image is important. It symbolizes the perception of Bushman or San society, of the ideas and values of ethnographers who have worked with Bushman peoples, and those of other anthropologists who use this work.

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This book provides a definitive overview of hunter-gatherer historiography, from the earliest anthropological writings through to the present day. What can early visions of the hunter-gatherer tell us about the societies that generated them? How do diverse national traditions, such as American, Russian and Japanese, manifest themselves in hunter-gatherer research? How does current thinking on the subject reflect trends within the social scienc...

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The book spells out the great human achievements that have been brought about by humans who hunt and gather - across the millennia. It also shows that these achievements go beyond hunting and gathering alone. They depend on particular ways of understanding the human environment and the world at large. Barnard points out that there is a lot to be learned for our own lives when getting to know a life based on hunting and gathering. This also has...

A fascinating account of the major groups of southern African hunter-gatherers, covering everything from prehistory to social development, from the languages Bushmen speak to current politics. It will appeal to those working in a range of academic fields, as well as anyone interested in learning more about hunter-gatherers.

A fascinating account of the major groups of southern African hunter-gatherers, covering everything from prehistory to social development, from the languages Bushmen speak to current politics. It will appeal to those working in a range of academic fields, as well as anyone interested in learning more about hunter-gatherers.

For ninety per cent of our history, humans have lived as 'hunters and gatherers', and for most of this time, as talking individuals. No direct evidence for the origin and evolution of language exists, we do not even know if early humans had language, either spoken or signed. Taking an anthropological perspective, Alan Barnard acknowledges this difficulty and argues that we can nevertheless infer a great deal about our linguistic past from what...

For ninety per cent of our history, humans have lived as 'hunters and gatherers', and for most of this time, as talking individuals. No direct evidence for the origin and evolution of language exists, we do not even know if early humans had language, either spoken or signed. Taking an anthropological perspective, Alan Barnard acknowledges this difficulty and argues that we can nevertheless infer a great deal about our linguistic past from what...

Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history. Alan Barnard has written a clear, detailed overview of anthropological theory that brings out the historical contexts of the great debates, tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. His book covers the precursors of anthropology, evolutionism in all its guises, diffusionism and culture area theories, functionalism and structural-functionalism, action-centered theorie...

Overview of anthropological theory covering the historical contexts of the great debates.

The distinguished social anthropologist Alan Barnard explores the origins of the symbolic thought that is fundamental to human existence.

Alan Barnard, integrando l'antropologia sociale inglese e l'antropologia culturale americana, ci fornisce un panorama della disciplina che parte dal contributo dei precursori e dei classici (Tylor, Frazer, Malinowski, Mauss, Lévi-Strauss), affronta le grandi correnti del pensiero antropologico (evoluzionismo, diffusionismo, funzionalismo, approcci marxisti, relativismo, strutturalismo) e infine considera gli sviluppi recenti, soffermandosi in ...

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The Bushman' is a perennial but changing image. The transformation of that image is important. It symbolizes the perception of Bushman or San society, of the ideas and values of ethnographers who have worked with Bushman peoples, and those of other anthropologists who use this work.